Decode Definition
dē-kōd
decoded, decodes, decoding
verb
decoded, decodes, decoding
To translate (a coded message) into ordinary language.
Webster's New World
To convert (data) by removing or reversing previously applied electronic code.
Webster's New World
To convert from a scrambled electronic signal into an interpretable one.
American Heritage
To extract the underlying meaning from.
Decode a complex literary text.
American Heritage
To convert from an encrypted form to plain text.
The cryptographer decoded the secret message and sent the result to the officer.
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noun
(cryptography) A product of decoding.
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(computing) Output from a program or device used to interpret communication protocols.
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